SDR USAAD01182

Service difficulty report · Link · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 22, 2001
Submitted
December 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815US
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
48095
Part
Link
Part number
3937030501
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MDT-PIT - FLT 1532 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED. THE GEAR INDICATED ALL THREE GREEN WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, BUT BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS INDICATED UNSAFE UPON RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION AND INDICATED LANDING GEAR SAFE ON GEAR EXTENSION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BROKEN LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR LOWER INNER LINK AND THE CHAFED LEFT MLG GEAR ACTUATOR. (M)

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